10 Federal holidays:

1. NEW YEAR’S EVE OR NEW YEAR’S DAT

Many people make New Year resolutions

New Year’s Ball is dropped every year in Times Square at 12 o’clock.

2. Martin Luther Kind Day 3^rd Monday in January

He fought to win full civil rights for African-American people. He wanted equal treatment under the law and an ending to racial prejudice.

His boycotts and marches were nonviolent. His famous speech “I have a dream…”

Soon Congress passed laws prohibiting discrimination in voting, education, employment and so on.

3. Presidents’ Day 3^rd Monday in February

Traditionally people celebrated the birthday of George Washington, the 1^st American President but later Congress wanted to honour all the past presidents of the US.

4. Memorial Day last Monday in May

It is a day on which the dead of all wars and all other dead are remembered.

5. Independence Day July 4^th

It commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

6. Labour Day 1^st Monday in September

It honours the nation’s working people. They celebrate it as the end of summer, as the last 3-day weekend.

7. Columbus Day 2^nd Monday in October

It commemorates the day when Columbus landed in the New World.

8. Veterans’ Day 2^nd Monday in November

It honours the veterans of all the wars in which the US has fought.

9. Thanksgiving 4^th Thursday in November

The story of Indians helping Puritans blah blah

10. Christmas December 25^th

It celebrates the birth of Christ.

11. Valentine’s Day

12. Easter resurrection of Christ

13. Halloween October 31